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Too many of the DUP's critics are falling into lazy national stereotypesCredit:
Paul Faith/PA Wire

Have you seen them? Gloating, ranting Ulstermen, with their weird V-shaped sashes and bowler hats, stomping through the House of Commons where they have no right to be. We should all be up and arms that they're even being invited through the front door. They're like something out of the Middle Ages.

That is obviously an offensive paragraph, but it about describes the vibe I'm getting from some people on social media and even paid commentators about Theresa May's deal with the DUP.

Lots of people across the political spectrum have fair, legitimate criticisms of both the DUP itself and the Conservatives' alliance with them. But there is an angrier, more conspiratorial strain of commentary which...